Wednesday, April 29, 2009

MACON, Ga. -USC Upstate's Emily Tangwar competed in the esteemed Penn Relays on Thursday to compete in the world's largest annual track and field meet among 15,000 other athletes. She posted a school record time in the 5,000-meter race to earn her first Athlete of the Week honor, the conference announced Wednesday.

The sophomore made her second-straight trip as one of a select group of A-Sun athletes who qualified to compete in Philadelphia. The nursing major led the Upstate women in the 5K at the Penn Relays with a 24th-place finish in 17:23.33, moving her to within hundredths of a second to the top spot in the conference. The sophomore beat runners from Vanderbilt, Harvard and Dartmouth. Tangwar's time set a school record and career best by a full second.

The USC Upstate track and field team travels to Durham, N.C., to compete in the Duke Twilight on Sunday, May 3, and prepare for the A-Sun Conference Championships on May 15-16.

The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in Macon, Ga., the A-Sun boasts six of the top eight media markets in the Southeast. The A-Sun includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Belmont University, Campbell University, East Tennessee State University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Lipscomb University, Mercer University, University of North Florida, University of South Carolina Upstate and Stetson University.